New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-18
Mr. WEBsTEgs BooxKEEPER CoNFEssEa
SCOTT TELLS WHEN HE BEGAN TO STEAL FROM Thh
rIRM-rHx ExPBRT's REPORT.

SCOTT TELLS WHEN HE BEGAN TO STEAL Ehoh Ann
YRM-rHR EXPERTS REPORT.
Frank A. Scott tho bookkeeper Of Charles L Webster
Co.. publishers who arrested ct his house In Hose
vi,le n j. last Friday night OWL process and lodged
in tho ja at Newark charge Of having emDezsiod
the funds Of the firm has made confession to n,s counss
that he had embezsed about $4,000 The confession
WA made under tho persuasion OF friends LAST
H. " D. echenck the president OF the Rosevuie A'neao
Association OF which Scott member visited sco.s
Jail with Elwood Harris tho prisoners counsel ana
these he acknowledged having fasned the books the
smOunt stated and AgpsSpra sSpresssd penenco
Messrs Webster were VIII ON ISs
day and s M Hail aud
ars counsel visited the Jail and received from Scott
frank Of n ana did not for
Scott was broken hearted when she was told OF ner nus
r WeSster said that he was satisfied that Mrs Scott
would give up tho property held IN hef name honS
Ss nactsd Ss Would him Scots
friends hsd raised about $4,000 OF tue S sVyyo
bond fixed S BY NOW tho :. sS%1 put Mr.
that Scott steang from the firm IS soon az ne rs
Ss second month 5000 in the third $500 and 50
on lie had been with Webster 90 about Two ans
His brokers there we're Mnsgrave Co.. and also Martin
Kunyon Scott said that had arranged with . he 1ss
he might mako with him. and that he had placed 900
in the bank there Scott has made ho list 90 ooo
but of this Mr. Webster says no ,wona
be ashamed TO touch than $1,000 because tne s'
includes SCOTS wfcs jewery and all her personal D0
lOngings that are thought TO have any value. A. .,
James T. Anyon the expert who discoverea tne ts'o
bookkeeping and embez7lcnent by scott mas niue
private report the frm copy OF which nero given
was engaged By M Wsbs,s, r OF S:,, syE w
the whole period Of his employment had
4 4m From # mi W %sS sn: &srsS
ahmed the books and found them correct On
day began to examine tho cash acoouht tcpu x I'm
and days found that Sm 'h ss1 h.
he began his duties July 1880 to Saturday maoh o. y.
had received according TO his own story IN can e,,
and checks amounting In all to ~ se1 Sot AMI ra v
diTercnce OF SOs5 accounted for on the ON da{ o.
March that day there In banks ana MS cash o'A
SCI sos or . deficiency Of 500 Sa ,. =, ...,
which received by him from mo 70 time not Vcns
bank other wise expanded oy MN io
poses retained BY him and thus
such aeacency having been created he 70
1t ~ making false footings and q? oy iase en'y 10 a.
book He commenced 70 fasy the on pS,
nrss month Of his employmenn. In this month sa1 j.
found two footings OF $780, and announcer Oh go
August one OF SaU0 and OF $500 In September 0no
another OF $500 in all being against the rm ana 10
favor Of cashier and some instances .no IT, az.
had been and the false one subst,u'ea 10 ~
entry 10 item Of $685. entered BY seo.s On ~
1855 Is shown as pa ment 10 " H.
Co AUD charged against them thor own books ou'
IL not payment either By check cash or o pc pi 10
merely TO swell tho payments ana thus reouoc 'ho s
unable to account for On A. a.. ..., noov n.
Another item 900 appearing 10 me casn noes
payment under dao Of March 20 appears 70 70 ~, a..
speaking definitely upon this In tho absence VI una
| book " which such entry refers